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eschwartz · 05-21-2015, 10:39 PM

The linux `file` command tests files for file content, and does not look at the file extension. It will correctly identify an RTF misnamed as a DOC.

You could use that command in Cygwin on Windows, or

... quickly googles ... awesome, gnuwin32 has a native windows binary here: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/file.htm

Should be simple to write a batch script to test the output (e.g. "sample.doc: Rich Text Format data, version 1, ANSI") and if it matches RTF, then do a `ren sample.doc sample.rtf`.

05-21-2015, 10:39 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	The linux `file` command tests files for file content, and does not look at the file extension. It will correctly identify an RTF misnamed as a DOC. You could use that command in Cygwin on Windows, or ... quickly googles ... awesome, gnuwin32 has a native windows binary here: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/file.htm Should be simple to write a batch script to test the output (e.g. "sample.doc: Rich Text Format data, version 1, ANSI") and if it matches RTF, then do a `ren sample.doc sample.rtf`.